Galloway : life in a vanishing landscape / Patrick Laurie ; with an introduction by Nick Offerman.
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TextPublisher: Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2021Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First Counterpoint editionDescription: xxi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781640095007
- 1640095004
- Native.
- Laurie, Patrick
- Farm life -- Scotland -- Galloway
- Traditional farming -- Scotland -- Galloway
- Agricultural conservation -- Scotland -- Galloway
- Commercial forests -- Environmental aspects -- Scotland -- Galloway
- Curlews -- Conservation -- Scotland -- Galloway
- Galloway cattle -- Breeding -- Scotland -- Galloway
- Cattle breeders -- Scotland -- Biography
- Galloway (Scotland) -- Rural conditions
- Galloway (Scotland) -- Environmental conditions
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On the land of his ancestors in Scotland, a young farmer struggles to find a balance between farming, the conservation of wild, and human culture as he establishes a herd of heritage cattle.
Galloway, an ancient region in an obscure corner of Scotland, has a proud and unique heritage based on hardy cattle and wide moors. But as the twentieth century progressed, the people of Galloway deserted the land and the moors are transforming into a vast commercial forest.
Desperate to connect with his native land, Patrick Laurie plunges into work on his family farm. Investing in the oldest and most traditional breeds of Galloway cattle, he begins to discover how cows--and the special care that this breed requires--once shaped people, places, and nature in this remote and half-hidden place. As the cattle begin to dictate the pattern of his life, Laurie stumbles upon another loss; the new forests have driven the catastrophic decline of the much-loved curlew, a bird that features strongly in Galloway's consciousness. The links between people, cattle, and wild birds become a central theme as Laurie begins to face the reality of life in a vanishing landscape. Exploring the delicate balance between farming and conservation while recounting an extraordinarily powerful personal story, Galloway delves into the relationship between people and places under pressure in the modern world.
First published as Native : life in a vanishing landscape in Great Britain in 2020 by Birlinn Ltd.
Beginnings -- Granite -- Hills -- Whaup -- Grass -- Crop -- Calves -- Hay -- Bull -- Harvest -- Mart -- Endings.
"Galloway, an ancient town in an obscure corner of Scotland, has a proud and unique heritage based on hardy cattle and wide moors. But as the twentieth century progressed, the people of Galloway deserted the land and the moors have been transformed into commercial forest. Desperate to connect with his native land, Patrick Laurie plunges into work on his family farm. Investing in the oldest and most traditional breeds of Galloway cattle, he begins to discover how cows once shaped people, places and nature in this remote and half-hidden place. This traditional breed requires different methods of care from modern farming on an industrial, totally unnatural scale. As the cattle begin to dictate the pattern of his life, Patrick stumbles upon the passing of an ancient rural heritage. The new forests have driven the catastrophic decline of the much-loved curlew, a bird which features strongly in Galloway's consciousness. The links between people, cattle and wild birds become a central theme as Patrick begins to face the reality of life in a vanishing landscape. Exploring the delicate balance between farming and conservation while recounting an extraordinarily powerful personal story, Galloway delves into the relationship between people and places under pressure in the modern world"-- Provided by publisher.